What are you reading?

I decided that since I read a lot, I know even with three kids, that I would try (key word try) to do a monthly book review of one of the books I’ve read that month. I’m not sure how I will approach them, if I’ll just tell a little bit about the book or give stuff away in the process of giving my opinion. Hopefully it will be good but if not let me know and I’ll change to something else or keep things the way that they have been, just updates and random thoughts in the world of Allison. Here goes my first review:

Late last year I had asked my friends who read, what they were reading and if they had any books to recommend. My friend Katie in Utah sent me a few of the books listed on her to-read list. My most recent selection from her list was The Next Thing on My List, by Jill Smolinski. The author leads us through an easy tale about a woman who is completing a strangers list of things to do. She is completing this list for a stranger because the women who wrote the list is dead. She died in a car accident while, June the main character was driving. June felt as though her death was her fault when the fault lies with someone else. June is compelled to finish the list of twenty items before the previous women’s twenty-fifth birthday. With only two items completed by the list maker, June has her work cut out for her and she is not really known for finishing a task or staying on target, but spurred by the love of the woman’s family and her willingness to complete something June trudges on.

I think I’ll leave it at that since this book was a very quick and easy read; I had a very lazy Saturday after Cooper arrived and enjoyed reading the book then. The story flows very well and you are drawn immediately into June’s life and root for her during the entire story to complete the list. The story moves quickly and you never tire of the characters or the writing. Smolinski has done a great job of engaging the reader to make you feel that you want more, but not too much at the same time. I recommend this book for the uplifting spirit it embodies and hope that it might bring you, to write your own list and accomplish those tasks.

If you want to see other books I've read or check out my reading list please feel free to visit Good Reads.